Chapter 1 Introduction

Chapter 2 The Invisibility of Women and Their Children in the Criminal Justice System

Chapter 3 Methodological Choices and Challenges

Chapter 4 Explanation 1: Children Are Not Adversely Impacted When Their Mother Is Imprisoned

Chapter 5 Explanation 2: The State Duty of Care Towards Children Does not Extend to Children of Defendant Mothers

Chapter 6 Explanation 3: Sentencers Are Not Permitted, or Are Unable, to Consider the Welfare of Children of Defendant Mothers

Chapter 7 Reasons for the Differentiated Treatment

Chapter 8 Implications for Wider Society

Chapter 9 Implications for the State